Razor strop and sterilizer



5 BROWNING RAZORS'IROP 1mm STERILIZER Sept. 19, 1944.

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Shaka?" w 1719, mam? Patented Sept. 19, 1944 I {U ITED STATES RAZORSTROP AND: STERILIZER Stanley Browning, CynthianaKy. Application May 15,1943, SerialNo. 487,168

2 Claims. (01. 51-268) The invention has for an object to provide "meansfor protecting razorstrops from dust and the like, and also forimproving the sanitary conditions incident to the operation of publicbarber shops as well as for private users, by assuring the efiectivesterilization of the strops.

It is an important aim of the invention to provide an automatic'meansfor retaining a strop within a protective-casing and sterilizingchamher, but permitting its immediate and ready withdrawal at any timefor use, and also to provi'de for its automatic retraction when not inuse.

A further important aim of the invention is to provide aconstruction insuch an article which may be readily producedat a low cost, and whichmay be'mounted' in various convenient locations.

7 It is a special "aim of the invention to present the inventioninaconstruction which adapts it to be incorporated in the arm of abarber's chair, so-that no special space will be occupied by the device;It is an important aim of theinvention also to enable the incorporationof this device in "the arm of a chair and, at the same time, have thestrap in a convenient positionfor'usegapproximately at the same leveland general'location' as now commonly practiced in barber shops. It isalso an important aim of the invention to evolve a simple constructionof the traction means of a highly efiicient nature which will enable thefull retraction of the strop within the case, without requiring strop tobe bent,'and yet requiring an enclosure comparatively short inoomparison'to the length of the strap, as well as occupying little roomotherwise. 7

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention reside in theconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts involved in theembodiment of the invention, as will be more clearly apparent from thefollowing description and accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is atop view of the mechanism, with the upper part of the casing removed andwith certain other parts broken away, to show the tackle or strapretraction means.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the device.

Figure 3 is a rear end view of the device.

Figure 4 is a front end view thereof,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the anchorage for theretraction spring, and with the sliding carriage and pulley block devicethereon.

There is illustrated a case H), which in the present instance isembodied in a general form of the arm of a barbers chair,

including a base plate H, and acover l2,the latter includingenclosing-side and end walls resting upon the plate ll, so as to form acomplete elongated chamber and' enclosure. 'The forward end of-the casecover is formed with a customary knob l3, which is slightly raised andaffords a convenient grip for the hands ofab'arbers patron, the adjacentends of walls being a continuation of the knob portion and extendingdownwardly to the plate H, asat I4, in Figure'z and Figure 4; The rearend wall l5 ofthe case cover'is simple andplaniform extending downwardlyto the plate II, as shown in FigureZ. The cover I2 is preferably securedto the plate H removably by means of suitable fastenings', as indicatedat l6, or other- 'the usual supports for the arm of a barbers chair,

in any conventional way customarily followed or approved in theconstruction of such apparatus, these details not being illustrated, asbeing no novel partof the invention. I Fourstud posts 18' are erectedupon the plate ll, two adjacent each end of the casing, those at therear end being utilized as fastenings for a transverse angle plateanchor IQ', to be subsequently described. Supportedupon the posts l8there is a strop supporting foraminate plate 20, of any suitablematerial by which the strop I8 is supported in the upper part of thechamber, close to the top of the case! 2.

The strop I8 is of conventional construction well understood, and isformally illustrated'in handle 2| attached by suitable terminalreinforcementn to the end of the strop proper,

these last named parts remaining outside the case at all times, and thehandle hanging, as shown in Figure 3, conveniently to be grasped forwithdrawal of the strop, at any time.

At the opposite end of the strop, a transverse plate 23 of metal orother material of suitable strength is incorporated in the end of thestrop, and this is connected by means of a ring or link 24 to a cable orcord 25 by which the strop is drawn into the case. This cable P s arounda pulley 26 mounted in a suitable standing sheath case 21, mounted uponthe plate ll close to the extreme end of the case H. A sliding carriage28 is movable longitudinally in the case below the plate 20, and hasmounted on its upper side two sheaths 29. The carriage or sheaths haveextended therefrom a transverse draw-bar 30, and connected between thebar and the anchor plate I9 there is a plurality of contractile helicalIt will thus be seen that movement of the car a:

ria-ge 28 converted and transmitted to the end of the strop ismultiplied four times, and move- I ment of the strop transmittedlikewise to the carriage is reduced correspondingly, so that cominglythe return movement of th carriage by the springs 3| will complete theretraction of the I strop, as may be desired. 7

A container 34 of any suitable vapor evolving or sterilizing orantiseptic material is mounted upon the under side of the case I I inthe present instance, although it may be otherwise located if desired,its present location being midway of the length of the case II). Thiscomprises a ferrule or ring 35 permanently secured to the under side ofthe case II, and a cap or container portion rule. The plate II is formedwith a multiplicity Of apertures 31 therethrough, within the boundariesof the ferrule 35, so that vapors evolved from the materials within thecontainer may pass upwardly through the openings 3'! and become difiusedwithin the case I2, so as to maintain a proper sterile condition in thestrop I8.

In order to permit ready access to the tackle is preferably mountedremovably upon the posts I8, the posts having extended threaded parts toreceive nuts 38, as indicated in Figure 5, the nuts serving to hold theplate upon, the upper end of the posts, which are formed with suitableshoulders for the purpose.

4r including the cable and the pulleys, the plate 20 plete withdrawal ofthe strop will involve only a slight movement of the carriage, andcorrespondproper 36, which may be screwed upon the fer- In the use ofthe invention, a suitable vapor evolving antiseptic or sterilizingmaterial being introduced into the receptacle 34, and a strop I8 beingconnected as indicated, as long as the strop is retained Within thecase, it will be subjected to the vapors evolved therein and maintainedin a good sanitarycondition.

When it is desired to use the strop, the barber merely grasps the handle2 I, and draws the strop out as far as required for use. The slot I1 ispreferably shaped or of a size to permit passage of the rings 24outwardly therethrough, so that the strop may be rotated on itslongitudinal axis,

to present either side upwardly for use of a razor thereupon in thecustomary fashion involved in stropping of a razor, as is wellunderstood.

While I have described the embodiment of my invention with greatparticularity, it will, nevertheless, be understood that this is purelyexemplary, and that various modifications in the construction,arrangement and combination of parts, substitution of materials andmechanical equivalents may be made therein without departing from thespirit of the invention, except as more specifically set forth in theappended claims.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising an elongated case tocontain in extended form the major portion of a conventional razorstrop, and being slotted at one end for the passage of said stroptherethrough longitudinally, a spring-loaded carriage longitudinallyreciprocable in the case, the spring normally holding said carriageretracted to one limit of its movement, a razor strop engaged in thecase, a tackle connected between an end of the strop and said car-.riage, including motion-multiplying block and cable, a foraminousseparator plate being mounted in the case between the strop and saidtackle, and a container of vapor-producin sterilizing material connectedwith the case and having communication with the interior thereof, saidstrop having a handle normally exposed exteriorly of the case, for thepurposes described.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a base plate and acover set thereon, said cover being of elongated form and of a length tocontain in extended shape the major portion of a conventional razorstrop, said case having a horizontal transverse slot at one end, a razorstrop engaged slidably therethrough, said strop having a handleoutwardly exposed of the case,

, a foraminous separator plate in the case below the strop, a carriagelongitudinally reciprocable in the case below the separator plate,spring means anchored upOn the base plate and connected to the carriagefor retention of the carriage to one limit of its movement, a centralstanding sheath block, a cable engaged with the strop and passing aroundsaid sheath, pulleys upon said carriage and base plate receiving saidcable therearound in motion-multiplying relation to the carriage, saidcable being anchored to the case at its inner extremity, said base platebeing centrally apertured, and a container mounted upon the under sideof the plate in communication with the said openings through the plate,whereby disinfectants, antiseptics, or the like, vapor-producingmaterials in the container may effect sterilization of a strop withinsaid case.

ST NLEY BROWNING.

